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Today's Top Stories // Jun 4, 2013

Dollar Shave Club Goes Beyond Shaving (And Declares Goal To 'Own The Bathroom') With One Wipe Charlies

Dollar Shave Club, the subscription razor service incubated by Los Angeles-based Science, Inc. and backed by firms like Venrock, Kleiner Perkins Caufield &... read more

Facebook NY Signs 10-Year Lease To Move Into ~100K Sq Ft Office With 2X Space

After weeks of rumors, Facebook has just signed a ten year lease to move its New York office into a new, nearly 100,000 sq ft office over two floors at 770... read more

Fiverr Updates Its Task-Based Marketplace With Slicker Look & More Buyer/Seller Tools

Fiverr, an online services marketplace that gives its community of skilled sellers a platform to market and sell whatever it is they can do from as little as... read more

More Details On Why Zynga Laid Off 18% Of Its Workforce And How It's Shifting To Mobile

Earlier today, Zynga announced that it was laying off 18 percent of its global workforce. After the news broke, I spoke to a source with knowledge of the... read more

Mobile App Monetization Network Tapjoy Restructures Top Management, With Some Layoffs

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Huge Labs Launches Honey, A Reddit-Like Message Board For Sharing News In Your Company

Want a way to communicate with your team and are tired of doing so over email? Honey is a new communications platform that allows employees to have an internal... read more

Zynga Shares Plummet 12% To $2.99 After It Announces Layoffs

Investors were unsettled by Zynga's announcement that it is cutting 520 employees, or almost one-fifth of its workforce, with shares plummeting 12% to $2.99,... read more

Sunrise Raises $2.2 Million Because "It Is The Only Calendar App With A Design-Oriented Approach"

When Sunrise introduced its calendar app to iOS users, it was already a crowded space. Yet, the company just raised a $2.2 million seed round led by Resolute.vc... read more

Apple Reportedly Refocuses iAd On New Streaming Music Radio Service

Apple is said to be directing engineering and sales talent from its iAd business, which currently supports mobile display advertising run by Apple on iOS, to... read more

Shopmium Raises $5.6M To Take Its Coupon-Powered Product Discovery App International

Shopmium has closed a $5.6 million Series B round, with backing from Ventech, Accel Partners and ISAI, to roll its product discovery apps into new markets --... read more

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